1. TASSCA’s commitment to maintaining your privacy

TASSCA’s Privacy Statement has been created because we value our users and recognise their right to keep personal information private. This statement discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for TASSCA.

2. Collecting information on TASSCA visitors

TASSCA collects information on our site visitors collectively including which sections of the site are most frequently visited, how often and for how long. This data is always used as aggregated, non-personal information. TASSCA utilises this information to improve and enhance our services by monitoring the areas on the site which are most popular to you.

IP Addresses

TASSCA’s web servers gather your IP address to assist with the diagnosis of problems or support issues with our services. Again, information is gathered in aggregate only and cannot be traced to an individual user.

3. Collecting information on TASSCA Registered members

As part of registering with TASSCA, we collect personal information about you in order for you to take full advantage of TASSCA’s services. To do this it may be necessary for you to provide additional information to TASSCA as detailed below.

Registration

Registration is completely optional. However, registration as TASSCA member allows you to take advantage of more of the resources to assist you. Registration includes submitting your name, email address, address and date of birth. You may access this information at any time by visiting: https://www.tassca.com.au/account/

4. Credit Card Details

Credit Card details are only sorted for the processing of payment and will be deleted once payment is processed.

5. Email communications from TASSCA

TASSCA also provides you with selected information about our community. This free service is sent to members. TASSCA may also make you aware of additional services which form part of your relationship with TASSCA.

6. Storage & Security of Personal Information

TASSCA takes all reasonable steps to ensure the security of our system. TASSCA allows you to access your information at any time to keep it accurate and up to date. Any information which we hold for you is stored on secure servers that are protected in controlled facilities.

In addition, our volunteers and the contractors who provide services related to our information systems are obliged to respect the confidentiality of any personal information held by TASSCA. However, TASSCA will not be held responsible for events arising from unauthorised access of your personal information. You can also play an important role in keeping your personal information secure, by maintaining the confidentiality of any password and accounts used on the TASSCA site.

7. Access to Your Information

Unless you become a TASSCA member, TASSCA does not collect information that identifies you personally. If however, you become a TASSCA member, you are able to change and update your registered profile at any time. Should you require assistance with updating your account or removing your details from the site, this can be by forwarding an email to: info@tassca.com.au

8. TASSCA Partners & Advertisers

TASSCA provides links to third party sites. TASSCA has no direct control over the content of any linked websites, or the changes that may occur to the content on those websites. Links to external websites are provided in good faith, but it is the responsibility of the user to make their own decisions about the accuracy, currency, reliability and correctness of information contained in linked external websites. Links to external websites and applications used within websites such as but not limited to Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube do not constitute an endorsement or a recommendation of any material on those websites or of any third-party products or services offered by, from or through those websites. Users of links provided by this website are responsible for being aware of which organisation is hosting the website they visit.

Embedded YouTube players include links to and advertising of other videos at the conclusion of each video’s content. This content represents advertising on the part of YouTube and cannot be controlled or removed and it may include irrelevant, inappropriate and potentially offensive video clips. TASSCA does not endorse this particular company or specific application.

9. Social Media

When you use TASSCA’s social media pages, you are using an external site and are therefore bound by the privacy principles of that site. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of that site for further information. TASSCA does not endorse, and is not accountable for, any views expressed by third parties using that site.

TASSCA records all information posted to the TASSCA social media channels and uses that information for the purpose of administering the channels, for record keeping and for considering and/or addressing any comments made. No attempt will be made to further identify social media subscribers except where requested and authorised by law.

Sharing our content through social media TASSCA also uses interfaces with social media sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and others. If you choose to “like” or “share” or “recommend” information from this website through these services, you should review the privacy policy of that service. If you’re a member of a social media site, the interfaces may allow the social media site to connect your visits to this site with other personal information.

10. Feedback

TASSCA welcomes ideas and feedback about all aspects of the site. TASSCA stores feedback that users send to us. This feedback will be used to administer and refine the service and may be shared with TASSCA partners either in aggregate form or with specific identifying characteristics removed.

11. Privacy & Site Changes

From time to time, TASSCA may review and update its privacy statement. Revised versions will be updated on the website.

12. Summary

TASSCA, hereby excludes all liability to the extent permissible by law.